A friend of mine asked me for a Bible study, this evening. The request was for one that would show GOD's uses for the everyday man. After praying I sent him this one that I put together. I pray it will Bless you. Please feel free to share your insight, reflections and questions.
The Catcher
Henri Nouwen wrote about The Flying Roudellas, friends of his who were trapeze artists with the circus. They told Henri that there’s a very special relationship between the flyer—the one who lets go—and the catcher—the one who catches. As you might imagine, this relationship is important—especially to the flyer!
As the flyer swings high above the crowd on the trapeze, the moment comes when he must let go. He arcs out into the air, and his job is to remain as still as possible and to wait for the strong hands of the catcher to pluck him from the air.
The flyer told him, “Henri, everyone applauds for me because, when I do those leaps and back flips, they think I’m a hero. But the real hero is the catcher. When I come down from the triple somersault, all I have to do is stretch out my hands and trust, trust that he’ll be there to pull me back up.”
“The flyer must never try to catch the catcher,” he noted. The flyer must wait in absolute trust. The catcher will catch him. But he must wait.
reflect upon and answer the following questions
[Q] How does this story connect with how we should look at God?
[Q] In what ways are we like a flyer in life?
Gideon’s Story
Gideon was one of the judges God raised up to lead his people at a particular time in history. This time period, covered by the book of Judges, was a dark period in the history of the Hebrew people. It was a time of repeating the same cycle over and over. God would bless the people with prosperity and peace; the people would bask in the prosperity and eventually fall away from God; God would allow hard times to come to the people; the people would repent and cry out to him for help; God would bless them with a leader who would once again bring peace. Then the cycle would start all over again.
In this section of our study, we’re looking at the story of Gideon, most of which is found in Judges 6–7. If we look at the end of the verse just prior to Judges 6 (5:31c), we find where Israel is in the cycle: “Then the land had peace forty years.”
The start of Judges 6 sees Israel declining through the next two steps of the cycle—turning from the Lord and experiencing the hard times of oppression under the hands of their enemies. That’s where we pick up the story of Gideon.
Judges 6:7–32
How would you describe Gideon’s faith in God at the beginning of this passage?
How did Gideon’s trust in God change during the events described in the
passage?
How did Gideon demonstrate his trust in God?
What was the result of Gideon’s obedience?
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